CRH vs VMC vs AMRZ Stock Comparison

Crh Public, Vulcan Materials and Amrize Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CRH Crh Public Ltd Co
$84.89 -0.4% 1M -28.0% 1Y
Market cap
$56.95B
P/E
14.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$38.63B
Div. yield
–
Cement Basic Materials
5 wins
VMC Vulcan Materials CO
$261.66 +7.0% 1M -10.4% 1Y
Market cap
$33.92B
P/E
30.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.12B
Div. yield
0.01%
Aggregates Basic Materials
6 wins
AMRZ Amrize Ltd
$39.45 +4.1% 1M -18.5% 1Y
Market cap
$21.73B
P/E
17.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$12.19B
Div. yield
–
Cement Basic Materials

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Vulcan Materials leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Vulcan Materials 6, Crh Public 5). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCRHVMCAMRZLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $56.95B $33.92B $21.73B CRH
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 14.8x 30.4x 17.9x CRH
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.6x 27.7x 17.0x CRH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.3% +6.9% +5.1% VMC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.9% 13.7% 10.0% VMC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.7% 9.9% 7.7% VMC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.9x 1.8x 1.8x VMC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -28.0% -10.4% -18.5% VMC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +12.1%/yr +7.2%/yr — CRH
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.5% 29.0% 37.1% VMC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 64/100 47/100 55/100 CRH

Percentile Scorecard

CRHVMCAMRZ

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisCRHVMCAMRZ
Valuation 78 #3 of 10 0 #10 of 10 56 #5 of 10
Growth – – –
Profitability 43 #5 of 8 71 #3 of 8 29 #6 of 8
Financial Health 50 #5 of 9 75 #3 of 9 63 #4 of 9
Shareholder Returns 86 #2 of 8 43 #5 of 8 71 #3 of 8
Overall 64 47 55
  • CRH ranked among 10 companies in Construction Materials
  • VMC ranked among 10 companies in Construction Materials
  • AMRZ ranked among 10 companies in Construction Materials

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodCRHVMCAMRZSPY
1 month -0.4%+7.0%+4.1% -1.0%
3 months -15.0%-6.5%-19.9% +2.9%
6 months -28.1%-10.4%-31.5% +6.4%
Year to date -32.0%-8.3%-27.1% +11.4%
1 year -28.0%-10.4%-18.5% +13.1%
3 years +55.9%+27.5%— +79.4%
3 years, per year +16.0%+8.5%— +21.5%
5 years +76.8%+41.3%— +67.7%
5 years, per year +12.1%+7.2%— +10.9%
10 years +156.5%+134.6%— +255.2%
10 years, per year +9.9%+8.9%— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureCRHVMCAMRZSPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.5%29.0%37.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 32.8%32.0%37.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.300.811.31 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.86-0.36-0.50 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -42.1%-32.8%-45.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -35.4%-20.8%-40.1% -2.5%
52-week high $131.38$330.37$65.86 $779.14
52-week low $79.20$240.82$36.09 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleCRHVMCAMRZ
P/E now vs peer median 14.8xmedian 19.7x 30.4xmedian 19.7x 17.9xmedian 19.7x
P/S now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 1.8x 4.2xmedian 1.8x 1.8xmedian 1.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.2xmedian 9.3x 16.1xmedian 9.3x 9.4xmedian 9.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 20.4xmedian 31.6x 33.0xmedian 31.6x 16.5xmedian 31.6x
P/B now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 2.3x 4.0xmedian 2.3x 1.7xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.85 1.85median 1.85 —median 1.85

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsCRHVMCAMRZ
Revenue $38.63B $8.12B $12.19B
Gross profit $14.00B $2.23B $3.05B
Operating income $5.53B $1.64B $1.89B
Net income $3.89B $1.12B $1.22B
Free cash flow $2.77B $1.03B $1.31B
EPS (diluted) $5.74 $8.56 $2.20
Cash & equivalents $3.03B $194.20M $729.00M
Total debt $17.93B $4.36B $6.00B
Shares (diluted) 668.80M 130.30M 553.60M
Enterprise value $42.39B $33.21B $17.15B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricCRHVMCAMRZ
P/E 14.8x 30.4x 17.9x
P/FCF 20.4x 33.0x 16.5x
P/Operating cash flow 10.4x 18.8x 10.0x
P/S 1.5x 4.2x 1.8x
P/B 2.3x 4.0x 1.7x
P/Tangible book 2.5x 4.8x 1.9x
EV/EBITDA 9.2x 16.1x 9.4x
EV/EBIT 12.9x 23.1x 14.3x
EV/Revenue 1.8x 4.7x 2.2x
EV/FCF 25.8x 37.0x 20.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 13.2x 21.1x 12.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 1.85 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCRHVMCAMRZ
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.3% 6.9% 5.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 2.3% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 7.0% 6.7% 1.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 8.9% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 10.1% 14.5% -6.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 13.1% –
Net income growth (1Y) 16.7% 17.4% 4.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 15.5% –
EPS growth (1Y) 17.7% 19.7% 4.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 16.4% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 9.8% 10.8% 13.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 10.7% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 26.5% -6.5% 13.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 16.3% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCRHVMCAMRZ
Gross margin 36.2% 27.5% 25.0%
EBITDA margin 20.2% 29.2% 23.5%
Operating margin 14.3% 20.2% 15.5%
Pretax margin 13.3% 17.6% 12.7%
Net margin 9.9% 13.7% 10.0%
FCF margin 7.2% 12.7% 10.8%
Operating cash flow margin 14.0% 22.2% 17.8%
Return on equity 15.8% 13.2% 9.4%
Return on assets 6.7% 6.8% 5.0%
Return on invested capital 9.7% 9.9% 7.7%
Return on capital employed 11.4% 10.7% 9.3%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.5x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 1.6x 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% 0.7% 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCRHVMCAMRZ
Debt / assets 30.6% 26.5% 24.4%
Debt / equity 0.7x 0.5x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.9x 1.8x 1.8x
Debt / FCF 6.5x 4.2x 4.6x
Liabilities / assets 57.1% 48.4% 47.7%
Equity / assets 42.9% 51.6% 52.3%
Interest coverage 6.5x 7.2x –
Current ratio 1.6x 1.8x 1.1x
Quick ratio 1.0x 1.1x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.2x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 2.72 3.92 1.94

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCRHVMCAMRZ
Dividend yield 1.8% 0.8% 1.7%
Net buyback yield 2.0% 2.4% –
Shareholder yield 3.8% 3.1% 1.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 23.7% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 25.7% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 4.8% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 6.2% –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusCRHVMCAMRZ
Forward P/E 14.6xFY2026 27.7xFY2026 17.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.80FY2026 $9.43FY2026 $2.32FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +4.1%FY2026 +17.9%FY2026 +8.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +13.8% +11.5% +24.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $41.92BFY2026 $8.32BFY2026 $13.11BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +11.9%FY2026 +4.8%FY2026 +11.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -3.2% -1.8% -6.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCRHVMCAMRZ
Held by institutions 84.4% 98.5% 46.6%
Institutions holding 1,029 1,060 462
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.7% +3.6% +7.5%
Institutions buying 554 526 289
Institutions selling 355 363 128
Buyers to sellers 1.56 1.45 2.26

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

CRHVMCAMRZ
CRH 1.00 0.75 0.63
VMC 0.75 1.00 0.62
AMRZ 0.63 0.62 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CRH, VMC and AMRZ?

Crh Public (CRH) is the largest by market capitalisation: Crh Public (CRH) $56.95B, Vulcan Materials (VMC) $33.92B, Amrize (AMRZ) $21.73B.

Which stock is cheaper, CRH, VMC and AMRZ?

Crh Public (CRH) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Crh Public (CRH) 14.8x, Vulcan Materials (VMC) 30.4x, Amrize (AMRZ) 17.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Crh Public (CRH) is cheapest (Crh Public (CRH) 14.6x, Vulcan Materials (VMC) 27.7x, Amrize (AMRZ) 17.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Vulcan Materials (VMC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Crh Public (CRH) +6.3%, Vulcan Materials (VMC) +6.9%, Amrize (AMRZ) +5.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Vulcan Materials (VMC) has the highest net margin (Crh Public (CRH) 9.9%, Vulcan Materials (VMC) 13.7%, Amrize (AMRZ) 10.0%). On return on invested capital, Vulcan Materials (VMC) leads (Crh Public (CRH) 9.7%, Vulcan Materials (VMC) 9.9%, Amrize (AMRZ) 7.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Vulcan Materials (VMC) returned the most: Crh Public (CRH) -28.0%, Vulcan Materials (VMC) -10.4%, Amrize (AMRZ) -18.5%. Over five years, Crh Public (CRH) compounded fastest (Crh Public (CRH) +12.1%/yr, Vulcan Materials (VMC) +7.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Crh Public (CRH) 0.00%, Vulcan Materials (VMC) 0.01%, Amrize (AMRZ) 0.00%. Crh Public (CRH) and Amrize (AMRZ) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Vulcan Materials (VMC) has been the steadiest (Crh Public (CRH) 32.5%, Vulcan Materials (VMC) 29.0%, Amrize (AMRZ) 37.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CRH, VMC and AMRZ?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Vulcan Materials (VMC) leads on 6. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.